Miami Dolphins’ Jarvis Landry ‘showing some love’ to young fan

Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry hands the ball to a young fan after scoring on a 6-yard pass from Jay Cutler against the Titans. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

DAVIE — Jarvis Landry took exception to the notion there was no celebration after he scored the winning touchdown against the Titans last weekend.

In Landry’s mind, the celebration couldn’t have been much sweeter.

No, Landry didn’t dance or even have teammates pile onto his back after his 6-yard scoring pass in the 16-10 victory. Instead, he casually walked to the end-zone stands and handed the football to a young boy.

“And that changed his life,” said Landry, who has a young daughter. “Did you see that video?”

Landry said he was inspired by an old video in which Dan Marino and Mark Clayton presented a boy with a football in the Orange Bowl. In 2015 — 30 years later — Marino was reunited with the fan, Gary Baumwoll, now 34 but still just as grateful for the gift.

“I never lost the excitement of that moment,” Baumwoll told the Dolphins as part of their promotion detailing how fans became attached to the team.

The excitement of that moment wasn’t lost on Landry, who hopes a similar outcome results from his gesture.